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Detective Stories
Now, in the appealing and collectible Pocket Classics format, an anthology of beloved, classic detective stories—riveting and irresistibly addictive tales of crimes and those who unravel them.
Beginning with modern masters such as Sara Paretsky, Ruth Rendell, and Ian Rankin, this collection works its way back through the golden age of the 1920s and ’30s to the genre’s sourc...more
Beginning with modern masters such as Sara Paretsky, Ruth Rendell, and Ian Rankin, this collection works its way back through the golden age of the 1920s and ’30s to the genre’s sourc...more
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published
October 6th 2009
by Everyman's Library
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Okay, so I thought this was going to be a fun book where I could match wits with the various detectives, NOT a bunch of stories that tell me how great each detective is and how he (or she) solved whatever mystery.
Does anyone have any recommendations for detective stories whose authors allow the reader the same info as the detective so the reader can try to solve the puzzle?
Does anyone have any recommendations for detective stories whose authors allow the reader the same info as the detective so the reader can try to solve the puzzle?
Not enjoying this. I know short story collections are a mixed bag (that's sort of the charm of them), but I'm not getting into this one. I also know I have a major case of reader's block, having been entirely consumed by Cutting for Stone. I am having a hard time reading anything else.
This is a great collection of stories. The variety and page length is perfect. I have never read any of these authors so it was a great introduction to some that I will read again and others I probably won’t. I was expecting a little more suspense and mystery overall but did not find that in most of these stories.
Outstanding collection of detective stories. They are printed in reverse chronological order from Sara Paretsky and Ian Rankin to Bret Harte and Edgar Allen Poe. Every story was excellent and it was the right mix and number of them.
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